League Play-Off

Estadio Turdera
Spectators: 32 (Terracing: 25, Seating: 7, VIP seats: 0) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Santo Franco started the match with the kick off. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santo Franco in the 3rd minute of play forced Herradura FC's goalkeeper Fermin Natal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Feliberto Etor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Celestino Ihintza, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. 9 minutes into the game, Adrian Serapio threw the ball into play from the sideline. Herradura FC's Ubaldo Dei quickly snatched the ball and retained possesion. Celestino Ihintza fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feliberto Etor having to interfere. The referee felt a red card was in order, 12 minutes into the game, when Mauro Domenec put in a rough tackle. A collision led to Herradura FC getting a freekick after 13 minutes play. Mauro Domenec hit a great ball. In the 15th minute Horacio Mendez shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliberto Etor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience was convinced that Horacio Mendez's extremely hard shot when he got free in front of the goal was going in, but Feliberto Etor was relentless in the 17th minute of the game. Turdera's Feliberto Etor played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Adan Osasun in the 18th minute of play. If Horacio Mendez had kept his shot down it would have been a goal in the 19th minute. The ball went over the crossbar and out instead. Victorio Barbosa's shot straight on target was not completely harmless. The ball had pretty good speed, but Fermin Natal firmly grabbed it by the left post. Horacio Mendez fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 24th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feliberto Etor having to interfere. In the 25th minute Adan Osasun shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Feliberto Etor saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The audience thought a goal was coming when Ivan Esiquio got free with Fermin Natal in the 29th minute, but the goalkeeper managed to catch the ball with a huge effort. Gigel Stana received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 38th minute. Feliberto Etor tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. Adan Osasun fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 40th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Feliberto Etor having to interfere. Feliberto Etor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Horacio Mendez, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. The fans had the chance to grab some refreshments as the whistle went for half-time. The score stood at 0-0 after a close first half.

The players of the away team seemed most concentrated when Horacio Mendez stepped up to make the kick off in the second half. An unexpectedly hard shot by Santo Franco in the 51st minute of play forced Herradura FC's goalkeeper Fermin Natal to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. In the 54th minute, Santo Franco made a precise shot to the right of Fermin Natal. Herradura FC's defense was at fault, and the scoreboard reflected the new score, 1-0. Feliberto Etor took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Adan Osasun, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. In the 65th minute, Santo Franco ran past the defenders and hit a shot which went straight ahead into goal. Fermin Natal was frozen by the shot and now it was 3-0. After a rather tough play, Herradura FC's Horacio Mendez got a free kick in the 70th minute. The Turdera fans' excitement grew in the 73rd match minute when Turdera's Santo Franco looked to have a clear shot with the ball near the goal. The shot wasn't hard, but the ball still rolled over the goal line to make it 4-0 before the goalkeeper had a chance to intervene. Fermin Natal stood for a superb save when he managed to get hold of Santo Franco's shot from short distance in the 76th minute. Anthony Pellecchia hit a great freekick 94 minutes into the match. Turdera's fans were exulted and cheered after their team won in a match that could easily have gone the other way.